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Huesca Wildfire: Firefighters Face Crucial 48-Hour Window to Control Las Peñas De Riglos Blaze

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Crews in Northern Spain race against extreme weather as high winds and 35°C heat threaten to spread flames

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A night of favorable working conditions, thanks to the rain, has allowed progress to be made in extinguishing the Las Peñas de Riglos wildfire, whose affected area remains at 17,500 hectares. Looking ahead to the next few hours, and awaiting developments in temperatures and wind patterns, the operation will concentrate its greatest efforts on the right flank of the fire. Likewise, the basic services of the evacuated municipalities (telephone, el…

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The fire prevention and extinction mechanism of the Government of Aragon (Infoar) has emphasized that the last night has been "very productive work" in the forest fire of Las Peñas de Riglos (Huesca), after the precipitations of the last hours, and that "it has been possible to work well".On the contrary, some accesses have been somewhat muddy due to the rain, have pointed out from Infoar, waiting for the information to be completed after the me…

·Madrid, Spain
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The rains allow to advance in extinction after reaching the 17,500 hectares affected, with 19 evacuated villages and one UME military deceased

·Madrid, Spain
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The fire, which already affects some 17,000 hectares of land, keeps 19 populations evacuated and a total of 1,046 people evacuated.

·Madrid, Spain
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The operation concentrates its efforts on the right flank and begins to evaluate the basic services to prepare for the possible return of the neighbors A UME soldier dies in an accident during the work of extinction of the Riglos fire The forest fire of Las Peñas de Riglos has lived a second night of favorable work for the extinction teams after the rainfall recorded during the Sunday day. The affected provisional surface remains at 17,500 hecta…

·Madrid, Spain
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Eldiario.es broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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